The main section, shown in the top
picture, consists
of the
Four Heavenly Kings
(fig.),
that guard the entrance;
Mi Le Fo (fig.),
who is typically seated
at the centre of the
entrance and
placed back to back
with a standing image of
Wei Tuo
(fig.);
and a giant image of Kuan Yin,
seated on a
lotus
throne that tops a building which is also shaped as a
lotus flower, and flanked by her two loyal
acolytes
Golden Boy and Jade Girl,
who are known in Chinese as
Jin Tong
and
Yu Nu
(fig.).
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